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New Castle in County Limerick was likely built during the 13th or 14th century by an Anglo-Norman lord or local gentry, as part of the expansion of Norman influence in Munster. It is remembered as an example of medieval frontier architecture in a region shaped by conflict between native Irish and Anglo-Norman settlers.

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